The Osceola times., 1887-09-03
MISCELLANEOUS.


A FATAL epidemic is reported prevalent
In Mcdowell County, W. Va.
1T Is emphatically denied that the Presi-
dent has offered reward for triplets at
New York rural fair.
ApvIcEs from India state that AyOub
Khan, with his principal followers, has es-
capped and is hurrying toward Herat with
all possible speed The Afghan officials
are endeayoring to overtake and capt
ure him, but with small chance Of sue
cess.
NEWS of the serious aud perhaps fatal
Illness Of the Ameer of Afghanistan has
aroused Russian and English cupidity
once more In connection with that coun-
try.
A POWERFUL syndicate OF American
capitalists, headed by one OF the Wander
bilts, is said to be negotiating with the
Russian Government, With the object OF
securing control of the gold mines of the
Ural mountains.
REPORTS from sixty Manitoba points
'concerning harvest, now nearly finished,
are highly satisfactory. The wheat yield
| will be from twenty. five to thirty bushels
per acre, with other cereals in proportion.
The amount of wheat for export will ex-
ceed 1000. 900 bushels.
| On the night of the Path the largest
comet that has appeared in many years
was reported as visible from Indianapolis
In the northern sky. The outline was
somew hat dim, hut was perfectly plain to
the naked eye. II was first noticed about
ten O'clock.
THn quarrymen employed nt the lime
stone quarries along the river east OF
| Youngstown, o., to the number of over
1000, struck ON the eth for an increase OF
two cents per ton aud semi monthly pay
ment of wages. Those remaining at work
threa tened to join the strikers unless the
demands made were conceded.
TuE Pennsy ylvania Railroad Company
has resumed the sale of one thousand
mile tickets, suspended when the Inter
State Commerce act went into force. The
rate is twenty dollars, the same prevailing
before the suspension.
REPORTS of starvation and cannibalism
come from remote regions Of British Amer
| lea.
THE lock-pouch system is about to go
into effect with Mexico, after which twenty
four hours will lie saved in the transmits
sion OF mails.
ENTHUSIASTIC meetings in the interest
OF commercial union with the United
States are being held throughout Canada.
On the 2jth the directors Of the St.
Louis, Kansas City q Colorado railroad
met at Fort Scott, Kan, and formally
transferred the road TO the Santa Fe
On August % board composed Of three
army officers will assemble at Washington
TO examine into and report the d.squalif
cations Of applicants for appointment as
superintendent Of a National cemetery.
NATIONAL bank repositories now hold
SO, ,2.d, ,2O4 OF Government funds. This is
the greatest amount Of funds ever held by
the repositories at one time.
THE Department OF State has been
notified by the British Government that
the date for receiving applications for
space at the Melbourne International Ex-
hbition has been extended from August 81
to October 81.
YANkToS has been designated as the see
city OF the diocese Of South Dakota of the
Catholic Church. The diocese will be
called the Yankton diocese. A cathedral
will he built and diocesan school. Near
ly x2o0,00 will be expended in new build
ings.
The mayor OF New York and a commit
tee OF the Board OF Aldermen, appointed
for the purpose, have sent an invitation to
Mrs. Pres dent Cleveland to attend the
New York firemen's parade and inspection
next month aud present stand Of colors
on that occasion to the fire department.
THERE Is now ON deposit in the United
States Treasury $4,000 belonging 10 the
Fidelity Bank Of Cincinnati, which failed
recently. Comptroller Trenholm states
that ha expects the amount 70 r,ach .
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